Dish-washing machine.



H. A. JOHNSTON.

DISH WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION nun MABEIB, mid.

993 02 Patented May 30, 1911.

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HOWARD ADDISON JOHNSTON, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, OMAHA.

DISH-WASHING MACHINE.

Sp'eciflcation 01' Letters Patent.

Patented May 30,- 1911.

Application filed. March 15, 1910. Serial No. 549,458.

To all whom it'ma/y concern:

Behit known that I, HOWARD ADDISON Jonns'rorr, of Ithe city of Toronto," in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented 5 certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-Washing Machines, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to apparatus for use in washing household dishes, and my object is to devise apparatus of this character in which dishes may be'placed as removed from the table, washed, rinsed, dried by eva oration, and allowed to remain till next nee ed. a

I attain my object by a construction whlch may be briefly .described as follows:-A rectangular casing is provided with a door at one side andla movable lid. In the bottom of the casing is provided a well from which water is um ed by means of a suitable pump an dlscharged through a nozzle adapted to bemoved back and forth 1n -a straight line and rotated in a plane at right an les to said line. At the top of the casing 1s ormed a rack to receive bowls, vegetable dishes and'the like. At each side below the rack is located a cup rail provided with spring clips adapted to'gri% the rims ofcups, glasses and the like. low the cup rails one or more sets of guide ways are provided to receive alike number of plate-receivingtrays which are provided with a plurality ofj'wire fingers forming plate holders. v 3 My invention consists, essentially, in certainjeatures of the construction hereinafter more s ecifically described and then definitel'y'caimed. g

Figure 1, is a vertical section of my machine'taken'from back to front. Fig. 2, is a vertical. section taken transversely of the machine. -Fi 3,- =1s a plaipview with the cover/remove Fig.4, 1s a'hctional detail ofjthe dischargenozz le. Fig. 5, is a per- 5 spective' detail of a portionof one of the series of plate holders' Fi 6 isj a'view in' side elevation partly insectlongshowing the drainou'tlet with 5I50 Inthe'drawings like fi indicate corresponding parts 1,;is the casing of the machine which. is of in the difierent "suitable siz'e toaccommodate: the desired number of dishes and constructed .in'asuitits closure and j operating,

gures ofreference secure an easily removable lid water ti ht, under the conditions obtaining in the dish washer.

An opening is provided in the front of the casing adapted to be closed bya suitable door whlch may be either double or sin le but is preferably double as shown. e opening extends down to a point-above the bottom of the well and below the lower edge of the .o ening is formed the external water;

trough communicating by means ofthe opening 8, with the pump well. The doors 9, are hmged to the casing and overlap where they meet. Adjacent totheir vertical ed es the doors are provided with the inwar 1y projecting flanges 10,. which prevent the water splashing througln I As the water used in the machine will run down .the doors, I provide each door with a drip trough 11, which is snitably inclined so that it will dischar into the water trough whether the door open or closed. The constructions rendering the de; vice w'ater ti ht under the condltions of use are natura ly of importance, as s lashf in of water over the floor is undesira 1e.

ithin the casing in the pumpv well is lb cated a suitable pump 12, prefere'blyaeem' able manner. In'the bottom of the casing trifugal' pump, as shown, The pump-spim I die 39,:is driven by a. train of 'geanng-QQ',

from the crank arm 41. This amp dis-' .charges through the tube 13, whic 'must be made 'flex'i'ble in'brder that the discharge nozzle maybe moved to various positions.

'The inlet-tothe map is through a box 14, communicating rouglh the openin 15, with. thepumpyca'sin he.outer si' e'ofthe box'is provided with a screen 16, sliding in suitable A'partition 8', is'formed in the-boxto re-" ide's 17, formed on the box ventfthe-pass" of air into'the pumlp'w en the water leve in the well falls be ow the central opening in the pump, the water passing through underthe partltion as indicated by the arrows.

The flexible discharge tube is preferably formed a light piece of hose constructed on the principle of ordinary suction hose. The upper end of this tube 13, is connected with a chamber 19. On this chamber is ro tatably mounted a discharge nozzle 20, in such a manner that the nozzle may be rotated to discharge the water in various directions in a plane substantially at right angles to the axis on which it rotates. As a convenient construction the discharge nozzle fits an annular seat 21, formed at the rear side of the chamber 19. i

A sleeve 22, isformed on the nozzle and extends through a hole in the front of the chamber. This sleeve 22, is adapted to slide on the rod 23, fixed to the rear of the casing. At the point where the sleeve 22, passes out of the chamber,-a hollow operating rod In order that the dishes may be suitably placed to be acted on by the water discharged from the nozzle, I provide the following arrangements. Centrally at the upper end of the casing I provide a rack 27, on which bowls, vegetable dishes and the like may be placed. Below this rack are located the cup racks, one on each side of the discharge nozzle. Each rack comprises a bar to which are secured the spring fingers 28, which grip the rims of the cups or glasses, as shown. These racks are; so arranged that the cups are self- 2 drained. Behind the cup racks are located the racks for the platters. These are each formed of a ledge 29, on which the lower edges of the platters may rest, and a bar 30, against which they may lean, as shown, with an inclination toward the discharge nozzle.

Below the nozzle are located the trays 31,

for plates, saucers and the like. These trays rest on the ledges 32, so that they may be removed when necessary. Each of these trays is provided with holders for plates. While various constructions might be employed, I prefer to usethe form of holder particularly illustrated'in Fig: 5. It will be seen that a series of wire links 33, are formed looped together and provided with fingers 34. These will be. bent in each series to different angles to suit different angles of the rims of different kinds of plates, saucers and soup plates requiring greater inclination than, dinner and tea plates. The trays are placed in the machine so thatthe plates willbe inclined in I different directions, as indicated in Fig. 1, their placing thus resembling that of the vanesof an elastic fluid turbine.

' The pump, well is drained through an outlet at its bottom, preferably provided with the spout 35. As the machine must be cheaply constructed, the use of an ordinary expensive cock is inadmissible, and I have,

therefore, devised a chea and efiective closure especially adapted or the purpose. A plug 36, is adapted to seat itself in the opening from the inside. A wire arm 37, having a certain amount of resiliency is connected to.

the plug, extended upward above the water level in the well and carried out through the side of the casing where it is turned again in a plane parallel to the surface of the casing, so that by rocking the outside portion of the arm the plug may be moved into or out of the opening. The outside of the casing is provided with lugs 38, over which the end of the arm may be sprung to hold the plug in either of the positions indicated.

The device is used as follows: The dishes are placed in position as shown, sufficient .up and the dishes allowed to dry.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a dish washing machine provided with a casing and a pump ada ted to discharge water through a suitable exible tube, the combination therewith of a nozzle; and a guide within the casing on which the nozzle is suitably supported to be moved back and forth. and rotatably moved to direct a stream of water in various directions. I

2. In a'dish washing machine the combination of a casing; a pump for drawing water; a flexible tube into which the pump discharges; and discharge directing means comprising, a chamber connected to the tube,

and a nozzle rotatably connected .to said chamber; a guide on which the discharge means are longitudinally movable, anda handle; whereby the dlscharge directing for drawing pump discharges; and a discharge nozzle Dated at Toronto this 11th day of March COIITIIIBCtEd with said tfibe; and a1 guide1 'with- 1910.

in t e casin on whic the nozz e is a apted to be moved back and forth and turned in a HOWARD ADDISON JOHNSTON 5 plane at right angles to said direction of Signed in the presence ofmotion to discharge water in different direc- ANNIE CAMPBELL,

tions. J. EDW. MAYBEE. 

